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Treasurers cite positive impact in green bonds: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... as a result of issuing green bonds, according to a global survey carried out by the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The Green Bond Treasurer Survey 2020 is the first survey to speak with treasurers to identify core ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Sustainalytics, a globally recognised provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and research. Michael Jantzi, CEO, Sustainalytics Morningstar currently owns approximately 40% ownership stake in Sustainalytics, first acquired in 2017 ...

Brokers recognised for research at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... been greater, as ESG integration has become a critical foundation of good investment practice," said Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO and chair of ESG Research Australia. "ESG investing is about making better investment decisions over the longer term by taking ...

Property Council of Australia develops platform for modern slavery data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... collates information from industry suppliers on their modern slavery exposures in operations and supply chain. Robin Mellon, CEO of Better Sydney and member of the Australian government's Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group The collaborative group ...

Sustainable Australia Fund on COVID-19 impacts, upgrade finance outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... environmental upgrade finance chain to respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on industry across the country. Scott Bocskay, CEO, Sustainable Melbourne Fund SAF works in collaboration with local councils, installers and businesses through a ...

RIAA awards Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Australasia (RIAA) has awarded Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova 's Global Sustainable Equity Fund. Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA Mirova is the sustainable investment affiliate manager to Natixis Investment Managers. The Global Sustainable Equity ...

ASEAN green bond issuance reaches US$7.8bn: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Asia almost doubled to reach US$7.8 billion in 2019, according to research from the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative Climate Bonds Initiative, supported by HSBC, launched the ASEAN Green Finance State of the Market ...

Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... and why they're being done," Berrutti said. "We're very conscious of executive incentives. Buybacks shouldn't be done if a CEO has an earnings per share KPI because it is achieving a goal without creating long-term value. For those that do, we would ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... towards hybrid virtual AGMs and relying on proxy voting in place of live voting in person. Megan Motto, Governance Institute CEO Santos will have a virtual AGM, with their meeting going ahead today. Santos cancelled its live AGM, which would have been ...

Fundamental portfolio managers analyse ESG performance of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... fund is performing strongly, with several fundamental construction factors playing into the performance, said Lucy Steed, CEO of Melior. "Energy has had a significant decline; we own no energy," she said. "In terms of financials, based on the Royal Commission ...